Am I cursed? Competitive question....

[Snail]

I decided to try competitive for the first time this season, and I've played 11 games. I've been performing the best I ever have. Almost all games with least deaths and most kills/heals and or both with either Cloak and Dagger or Pennie, and yet I'm 2-9. I only go in with my team if they are willing to group, and announce my ultimates, call out backline enemies and targets that are overextended.. There's been 2-3 afks on my team as well during this time...
For ♥♥♥♥♥ and giggles I'm gonna chronicle how bad it is.

Update: 0-4 next games, 3 svps, other game had second most damage and double heals of other healer. Grand total 2-13.

[Sonrangeri]

Bronze rank I assume.. its pure hell. You just need carry hard. Don't rely on anyone until they show some results. Swap to DPS if team is bad anyway, and try get that SVP to reduce your point losses. I pushed myself from Bronze 3 to Gold 2 now, and even after you hit silver, teams start looking more coherent and better. Bronze is worst rank to climb in if you aren't top-tier DPS player.

[Snail]

Originally posted by Sonrangeri:

Bronze rank I assume.. its pure hell. You just need carry hard. Don't rely on anyone until they show some results. Swap to DPS if team is bad anyway, and try get that SVP to reduce your point losses. I pushed myself from Bronze 3 to Gold 2 now, and even after you hit silver, teams start looking more coherent and better. Bronze is worst rank to climb in if you aren't top-tier DPS player.

Ya bronze 3, first games played...... Ive gotten SVP 3-4x I believe, still only 2 wins. Eventually something has to change..... right?

[☭Rosa]

keep at it, you rank up in time.
it will trake longer if you are playing solo. but if you are flexible with your hero choices, play all roles. you will rank up in time.

[Archonis]

Originally posted by Snail Rider:

Originally posted by Sonrangeri:

Bronze rank I assume.. its pure hell. You just need carry hard. Don't rely on anyone until they show some results. Swap to DPS if team is bad anyway, and try get that SVP to reduce your point losses. I pushed myself from Bronze 3 to Gold 2 now, and even after you hit silver, teams start looking more coherent and better. Bronze is worst rank to climb in if you aren't top-tier DPS player.

Ya bronze 3, first games played...... Ive gotten SVP 3-4x I believe, still only 2 wins. Eventually something has to change..... right?

Honestly. Try to play in the evenings. The better players are on and you can possibly be on their teams. During the day time before about 6pm EST all you have are kids that should be in school and jobless idiots that play. They just do whatever in Bronze and Silver. Gold it gets better.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

Originally posted by Snail Rider:

I decided to try competitive for the first time this season, and I've played 11 games. I've been performing the best I ever have. Almost all games with least deaths and most kills/heals and or both with either Cloak and Dagger or Pennie, and yet I'm 2-9. I only go in with my team if they are willing to group, and announce my ultimates, call out backline enemies and targets that are overextended.. There's been 2-3 afks on my team as well during this time...

What actually can be done?

This guy covers a bit of why more serious level players generally succeed in ranked matches, doing things a lot of people I feel who jump into ranked don't do and then don't understand why they're not making any real progress in it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LQFglfL_oQ

Generally though, in more serious play you're going to want to think a bit different then a typical player would do during a more casual friendly game if you want to succeed. To do things you wouldn't normally do to be able to understand, correct and even push yourself to lead to succeeding.

I think people often go "I did well a few times here, I should be able to do the same in ranked, no problem!" and then they get destroyed and get frustrated and just toss their hands in the air instead of actually trying to figure out why and what could be done to improve. Then they continue doing the same things over and over and eventually leave because they can never actually climb.

[Sonrangeri]

I suck as most DPS heroes myself, and I had similar experience as you did in Bronze. It just took longer to climb, but as soon as I went silver II, I climbed to gold in matter of 9 games, by playing tank or support mostly. Bronze is hardest rank to get away from.

[Snail]

Originally posted by Sonrangeri:

I suck as most DPS heroes myself, and I had similar experience as you did in Bronze. It just took longer to climb, but as soon as I went silver II, I climbed to gold in matter of 9 games, by playing tank or support mostly. Bronze is hardest rank to get away from.

Lol just keeps getting worse, 0-4, 3 svps and top heals and damage.